Isaacs, Barbara
Person
Dates
- Existence: 20th century-Present
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago's American article, 1964-05-10
File — Box: 52, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Comprises Isaacs’ personal reference library, used by him for in-house reference as well as in press kits. For business, he produced and kept documentation files including drawings, plans and photographs about his designs and copies of any media coverage.
Dates:
1964-05-10
Correspondence; Barbara Isaacs promoting Matrix and Knowledge Box to USIA, IIT, Mumford Lewis, 1963 - 1964
File — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1963 - 1964
Correspondence; Eduoardo de Robert, pre-fabricated housing units, 1961 - 1964
File — Box: 4, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
1961 - 1964
Family correspondence; David Shivitz, Valentine from Barbara Isaacs, 1957
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1957
Greeting cards with [Barbara] Shivitz illustration, c. 1957
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
circa 1954-1972
Institute for Matrix Investigation and Development , 1957
File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1957
Kenneth Dale Isaacs Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-01
Abstract
A graduate and former head of the Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1950s, Ken Isaacs was an American designer, author and educator best known for his portable, customizable Living Structures and Microhouses. He claimed his design philosophy was influenced more by anthropologists than by architects. Moving from place to place and working with commonly available building materials were experiences in Isaacs’ own childhood and capabilities that he prioritized in his designs....
Dates:
1900 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1945 - 2016
Ken and Barbara Isaacs and another woman work in E. 38th Street Living Structure
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_35_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken and Barbara Isaacs at Shoebox House with Colorful Flowerpots
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_69_18_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken and Barbara Isaacs sit on I Chairs in Living Structure, Barbara's hand is lowered
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_50_09_04
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05